Thursday, January 12, 2017

ACTION ALERT! We're all in the Healthcare Fight for Our Lives!

The U.S. Congress is on the fast track to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA). There are many, many advocates fighting to preserve the insurance provisions of the ACA - known as ObamaCare, but virtually no one is talking about the disability-specific aspects of the law. Here are four important provisions in the ACA that are critical for the Disability Community.

1. The ACA prohibited discrimination against people with pre-existing conditions by insurance companies.

2. The ACA extended Money Follows the Person, a Republican New Freedom initiative that is liberating thousands of disabled people from institutions, but that program is ending because of Congressional inaction.

3. The ACA established the Community First Choice Option a Medicaid option that incentivizes states to FREE OUR PEOPLE from nursing facilities and institutions.

4. The ACA authorized accessibility standards for Diagnostic Medical Equipment so people with disabilities could get access to preventative healthcare screenings and appropriate diagnostic testing.

Congress is acting swiftly to repeal the ACA, but most members of Congress have no idea that these provisions were even included in the ACA! We cannot rely on other groups to defend our interests and issues. The Disability Community - itself - needs to act now!

2. PROMOTE and SHARE this link to get as many other people as possible to TAKE ACTION on this issue!

3. Sign on your ORGANIZATION to this letter urging Congress to save these disability-specific provisions in the ACA.

4. Send your OWN letter to Congressional Leadership and the people that represent you in Congress. Use the text from the sign on letter to make this easy and send us a copy at mmoore@cdrnys.org.

TWEET!

Whether you like him or not, President-elect Trump demonstrated the power of Twitter. US policy is now being made in 140 characters or less. We should leverage our special media voice and our social media networks to get the word out. Although Congressional leadership doesn't follow Twitter closely and respond, the President-elect does. If we can't get through to Congress, we should ask @realDonaldTrump to help us make the case.

We know it is easier when you have a toolkit to work with. We have crafted a press release you can use and are finalizing some talking points to reference when the press calls you. We will add additional tools as this campaign continues. Here is the toolkit link.

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